Alpine brown bears are very rare. Their population is only about 50, most of which live in the Abruzzo National Park. Now, one of them is in danger simply because he got ‘too close’ to people. One of these bears in Italy was caught by rangers after getting too close to humans. Now, he’s being […]
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POLL: Should “Toxic Mining” be banned to protect Alaska’s brown bears?
This summer, brown bears will converge on the pristine rivers, streams, and wetlands of Bristol Bay, Alaska to feed on sockeye salmon in preparation for a long winter of hibernation. But unless we act now, that magnificent wilderness and its abundant fish and wildlife could be devastated by one of the largest open-pit gold and […]
Man shoots bear, bear sends man to the hospital
A hunter was hospitalized after the bear he shot tumbled down a ridge and hit him. Bears are big. Maybe that’s why some people get excited about shooting them, I don’t know. But here’s the thing, if you’re going to go shooting bears, you have to realize that the endeavor comes with some risks. Like, […]
The Republican plan to doom wild red wolves, possibly forever
One of the rarest mammals on earth, the red wolf, is likely headed for extinction in the wild. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a rule that would dramatically curtail the 30-year-old program to reintroduce the critically endangered red wolf in North Carolina by allowing the wolves to be killed if they wander […]
POLL: Should Trump be allowed to scrap hunting rules in Alaska?
The Trump administration is attempting to repeal a rule that bans the shooting of bear cubs, use of dogs and bait to hunt bears, and killing caribou from motorboats in Alaska’s federal wildlife refuges. The proposal would scrap a 2015 regulation by the National Park Service that restricts controversial hunting and trapping practices on about […]
The spring hunting ban in Kazakhstan: One Year On
In early 2017, the government of Kazakhstan introduced a ban on spring hunting. One year on, Danara Zharbolova (ACBK/BirdLife Kazakhstan) reflects on why this decision was – and remains – so important. Never has the expression “to be full of the joys of spring” rang so true than when all of us at ACBK/BirdLife Kazakhstan […]
Stand by me: bears adapt to hunting ban on family groups by keeping cubs longer
Female brown bears have learned to protect themselves from being shot by spending more time caring for their young as they adapt to legislation banning the hunting of mothers with cubs. The finding, published on Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, was made by a team of international researchers who spent 22 years studying data […]
3 More Caged Bears Saved From Shocking Conditions in Armenia
Christmas came early this year for three more lucky bears who were rescued from appalling conditions in Armenia, where they were being used to entertain people. The rescue effort to save them from cruelty and neglect was carried out as part of the Great Bear Rescue – a larger campaign to free bears who are […]